Collectibles

More than two decades after his passing, Owen Hart remains one of the most beloved wrestlers among fans and collectors. In 2020, Pro Wrestling Tees partnered with Marth Hart and the Owen Hart Foundation to […]

Author’s note: The Stuff of Legends is a new feature from longtime PWTorch.com Collectibles Specialist Michael Moore. Each week, the Stuff of Legends will present a collector’s guide to action figures, trading cards, magazine covers, autographs and […]

Brodie Lee clearly had a special relationship with his family, peers, friends and fans. Renewed interest in his action figures, trading cards, T-shirts and other memorabilia illustrate just how beloved the former Luke Harper was. […]

Wrestling fans often want to know how much they should expect to spend on an autograph of a particular wrestler. This column will hopefully provide some answers. While hardcore collectors usually have specific wants, more […]

For kids of the 1980s, the Road Warriors were so much more than muscular wrestlers with really cool face paint. Hawk and Animal were part of a fantasy world that included He-Man, Luke Skywalker, Snake […]

Long before guys like the Undertaker and Triple H were main eventing shows in their 50s, Bob Armstrong was doing so regularly – and believably. “Bullet” Bob, the patriarch of one of pro wrestling’s most […]

Pro wrestling lost one of its all-time great characters on Aug. 9, 2020, with the passing of Kamala, aka Jim Harris. With his large frame, loin cloth, face paint, and spear, Kamala looked just like […]

It has been just about five years since Hulk Hogan’s racist language from his leaked sex tape and recorded jailhouse conversations with his son Nick forced WWE to distance themselves from one of their all-time […]

Wrestling trading cards have been around since the late 1800s, but few sets are as infamous as the 1986 Monty Gum Wrestling Stars. This bootleg set is full of typos, misspellings, wrong pictures, bad cropping […]

The wrestling action figure landscape changed in January 2010. WWE’s 14-year relationship with Jakks Pacific came to an end as Vince McMahon and company signed a lucrative deal with toy giant Mattel. Jakks didn’t want […]

For decades, professional wrestlers have been painting themselves in red, white and blue, and soliciting chants of, “USA! USA!” Never was this more prevalent in wrestling than during the 1980s, as the country rode a […]

During the month-old Wednesday Night War, several young stars have captured fans’ interest. While a lot of casual fans were probably already familiar with top stars like Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho, Cody and the Undisputed […]

There have been thousands of wrestling figures made since the first wrestling toy lines in the mid-80s. Some have been great, some good and some, well … hideous. Trying to identify the five absolute worst […]

Take a walk by the checkout lanes at your local Target or Walmart, and you’re likely to see several different recent Topps WWE products, along with a plethora of other sports and non-sports cards. But […]

After more than five years away from wrestling, CM Punk is finally making his return. Well, kind of. Punk is scheduled to be the featured guest at Starrcast III in Chicago. Fans have been clamoring […]

The world lost one of pro wrestling’s greatest characters and a true all-time great with the passing of “Handsome” Harley Race last week. Many modern day collectors are of the generations that most recognize Race […]

What’s your favorite piece of wrestling memorabilia? For hardcore collectors, it might be an autograph, a rare action figure, or a piece of ring-worn memorabilia. For long-time fans, it could be a photograph, a program, […]

Each year Topps’ Allen & Ginter Baseball is one of the most anticipated trading card products in the hobby. The set’s popularity stems from a diverse checklist of base cards, autographs and relics; Allen & […]

Independent wrestling trading cards have exploded in popularity over the last couple years. Former pro wrestling manager Martin Vander Pyle is giving fans a chance to expand their collections nearly two dozen cards at a […]

Wrestling trading cards have been around since the late 1800s, and one set in particular stands out as the landmark set for collectors: 1982 Wrestling All-Stars. The 1982 Wrestling All Stars set was available only […]

Funko’s Pop Vinyl toy line has infiltrated just about every aspect of pop culture: movies, music, politics, TV shows, sports — and of course pro wrestling. The Pop Vinyl figures are instantly recognizable by their […]

Way back in 1993, an ad in WWF Magazine gave fans the chance to order exclusive Hasbro action figures of Bret Hart, the Undertaker, and Hulk Hogan. Today those figures are three of the scarcest […]

Topps’ WCW trading card sets from the late 1990s completely changed the wrestling trading card hobby. While WWF trading cards from Action Packed and Comic Images had offered a few autographs here and there, Topps’ […]

It takes a lot to become a WWE wrestler: Hard work. Dedication. A great look. Charisma. A two-letter signature. Wrestlers’ autographs have gotten progressively worse over the last two decades. Sure, there’s the occasional Charlotte […]